PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run this town. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hardy
vs
Trang

184 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hopkins Athletics
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Trang!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Trang persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Trang misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Chad Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Trang moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Trang.
Trang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Trang fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a thumping low kick.
Chad Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Trang.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Trang in the body.
Trang moves out of range as Hardy throws a body kick.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Trang moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Trang moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Trang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trang. Trang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy lands a head kick. Trang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trang fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trang tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trang fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Trang moves out of range of the strikes.
Trang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trang shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Hardy catches Trang right on the button with a cross.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy jabs Trang right on the nose. Trang blinks but takes it well.
Trang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trang momentarily.
Trang fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a good, hard body kick but Trang shrugs it off.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Trang misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy tests Trang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy thuds his shin into the meat of Trang's side.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trang's calf.
Chad Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trang ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hardy is looking to slow Trang down with leg kicks.
Trang with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trang's head.
Trang is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hardy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Trang.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Trang misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Trang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
Trang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Trang tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chad Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Trang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Trang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trang doesn't seem bothered though.
Trang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy scores with a kick to the body.
Trang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
Trang fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a nice body kick.
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Trang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trang tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Trang is breathing heavily.
Hardy lands a jab to Trang's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy tests Trang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Hardy lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
Trang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hardy.
Trang with a poor takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chad Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Trang moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Trang checks a low kick from Hardy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trang can do to turn this around?
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trang moves away.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Trang knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a leg kick but Trang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy throws a low kick but Trang moves out of range easily.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy lands with a kick to the temple. Trang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Trang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trang somewhat.
Trang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Hardy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Trang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Trang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Trang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trang ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Trang takes one to the chin there.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Trang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hardy has got the better of the exchanges.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Chad Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Trang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Trang's head.
Trang has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chad Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Trang seems unphased.
Trang shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands with an overhand left.
Trang shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt Trang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trang misses with a body shot.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trang walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trang has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trang.
Trang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy keeps Trang at a distance using the push kick.
Trang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Hardy!
Chad Hardy made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.